CONTEXT
There are no controlled studies on surgical treatment of diffuse low-grade gliomas (LGGs), and management is controversial.
OBJECTIVE
To examine survival in population-based parallel cohorts of LGGs from 2 Norwegian university hospitals with different surgical treatment strategies.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS
Both neurosurgical departments are… (More)

Morphometric analysis of the cerebellar vermis in 67 non-alcoholic men between 36 and 94 years of age showed a significant decline in Purkinje cell densities with increasing age in all parts of the cerebellar vermis. However, the nerve cell loss was much more severe in the superior than in the inferior part. There were large individual variations and… (More)

Background. The objective of the study was to test the ability of a 3D ultrasound (US) based intraoperative imaging and navigation system to delineate gliomas and metastases in a clinical setting. The 3D US data is displayed as reformatted 2D image slices. The quality of the displayed 3D data is affected both by the resolution of the acquired data and the… (More)

Histopathological examination and grading of meningiomas gives valuable prognostic information, although the method is subject for interobserver variability. The aim of this study was to review a large series of human meningiomas in order to examine the frequency of benign (grade I), atypical (grade II), and anaplastic (grade III) forms depending on various… (More)

BACKGROUND
Surgical management of suspected LGG remains controversial. A key factor when deciding a surgical strategy is often the tumors' perceived relationship to eloquent brain regions
OBJECTIVE
To study the association between tumor location, survival and long-term health related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with supratentorial low-grade gliomas… (More)

The Purkinje cell densities in the cerebellar vermis were determined in 31 male alcoholics and 34 non-alcoholic controls under 70 years of age. In addition, all cases were examined histologically for atrophy of the superior vermis. All analyses were performed independently of each other and on randomized slides. The alcoholics had significantly lower… (More)

OBJECTIVE
Astrocytomas have an inherent tendency to progress, and histopathological examination and grading do not always identify these subsets of tumors. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate whether different Ki67 antibodies could assist in the diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of these tumors.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Forty-one cerebral… (More)

BACKGROUND
Numerous observational studies indicate that more aggressive resection may prolong survival in glioblastoma patients. In Trondheim, Norway, intraoperative 3D ultrasound has been in increasing use since November 1997. The aim of the present study was to examine if the introduction of 3D ultrasound and neuronavigation (i. e., the SonoWand® system)… (More)